(VOV) -Three Vietnamese taekwondo artists have clinched a gold medal at the 9th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which takes place in Aguascalientes, Mexico from October 30 to November 2. This is the fourth time, trio Chau Tuyet Van, Nguyen Thi Le Kim and Nguyen Thuy Xuan Linh secured first in the women's U30 recognized poomsae team event. Besides, Vietnam has pocketed one silver and three bronze medals till now. Vietnam sent 29 martial artists to the tournament to compete in sixteen recognized and eight freestyle (creative) poomsae events with target of three gold medals.... [read more]

The result came after Thuy went through to the final match of the women's 44kg qualifying round held in Taiwan (China). Despite losing 1-5 to her Thai opponent, Thuy earned a berth at the Youth Olympics as the tournament's second-best performer. Thuy, who was born in 1998, was the only Vietnamese taekwondo artist to reach the finals of the qualifying round. Two members of Vietnam's taekwondo team attended the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. Nguyen Thanh Thao (women's 55kg) won a silver medal and Nguyen Quoc Cuong (men's 55kg) won bronze.... [read more]

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam added a bronze medal to its kitty at the Asian Archery Cup, which wrapped up on Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand. Vietnamese trio bag a bronze medal at the Asian Archery Cup in Thailand. — Photo baomoi.com Trio Loc Thi Dao, Nguyen Thi Hai and Le Thi Thu Hien came third in the women’s team recurve category. They beat Malaysia 5-4 in the third-place play-off match. Chinese Taipei won the gold medal after overcoming India 6-0 in the final. It was the second medal for the Vietnamese at the event. Earlier, Dao clinched a gold in…... [read more]

VN disabled swimmer wins bronze medal at IPC Swimming Disabled swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won a bronze medal at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday. Tung finished third in the men's 50m freestyle-S5 with a time of 34.88sec, earning a ticket to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil. His time of 34.88 overcame the A standard of 38.95 to qualify for the Paralympic Games next year. Earlier Trinh Thi Bich Nhu also brought home a silver medal in the women's 100m breaststroke-SP5 with a time of 1:57.43 to also secure a place in…... [read more]

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis in the US yesterday, June 6. Bronze medalist: Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn Vien came in third in the women’s 200 individual medley, with a time of 2:15.55. Earlier, Vien ranked second of 71 swimmers in the qualifying round, to reach the final round. According to the International Swimming Federation, Vien’s best performance in this category is 2:12.33 which she set at the world championships last year. At the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last year in…... [read more]

VietNamNet Bridge - The team of Vietnam's Lac Hong University and the team of Indonesia's Batam University of Technology won the bronze medal of the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2011. The competition, called ABU Robocon 2011, took place in Thailand on August 27, with the participation of 19 teams from 18 countries. The Vietnamese team won the bronze medal and the Toyota Prize. The Vietnamese team, including three students - Bui Van Dat, Nguyen Tien Dung and Nguyen Chien Thang and three assistants, defeated teams from Fiji and Turkey in the qualifier round and the team from Laos in the quarter-finals.…... [read more]

The team of Vietnam's Lac Hong University and the team of Indonesia's Batam University of Technology won the bronze medal of the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2011. The competition, called ABU Robocon 2011, took place in Thailand on August 27, with the participation of 19 teams from 18 countries. Two teams from Thailand's Dhurakij Pundit University and Kampaengphet College won the gold and silver medals. The Vietnamese team won the bronze medal and the Toyota Prize. The Vietnamese team, including three students - Bui Van Dat, Nguyen Tien Dung and Nguyen Chien Thang and three assistants, defeated teams from Fiji and…... [read more]

Certiport, the leading test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, which has just announced winners at the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in the United State’s Dallas city yesterday. Vietnam had a bronze medal giving by Nguyen Thi Gia Hien, a student of Foreign Trade University. This is the only bronze medal in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 category that Vietnam grabbed in the finals of this year’s Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC). This year is the 14th year the competition was held in the world, with participation of 600,000 participants from 80 countries in the…... [read more]

Certiport, the leading test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, which has just announced winners at the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in the United State’s Dallas city yesterday. Nguyen Thi Gia Hien (second from right) wins bronze medal at MOSWC 2015. Vietnam had a bronze medal giving by Nguyen Thi Gia Hien, a student of Foreign Trade University. This is the only bronze medal in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 category that Vietnam grabbed in the finals of this year’s Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC). This year is the 14th year the competition was held…... [read more]

Vietnamese boxers won three bronze medals at the King's Cup in Thailand from April 7 to 12, reported VietnamNet news Web site. Three boxers secured their tickets to the semi-finals on Monday, but all three failed to win their matches to advance to the next round and had to settle for bronze medals. The Vietnamese medalists include Nguyen The Hai, Nguyen Kien Cuong and Le Thanh Liem. The 27th King's Cup draws the participation of amateur boxers from 30 nations and territories in the world competing in nine weight categories from 45 to 75kg. (Source: VietnamNet - Compiled by Minh…... [read more]